The Dutch who escaped the shipwreck made no secret of their surprise at the small black dried leaves that Zheng Haizhu took out.
Because after trying it himself, he strongly agreed with Zheng Haizhu's statement: After the small black leaves are boiled into a deep red soup, it is as invigorating as green tea, but the mellow taste is closer to the coffee they love in the Western continent.
Moreover, if this kind of tea that does not emphasize the quiet and elegant taste is added with cow and goat milk, it will not only taste better, but also have a clear feeling of fullness, so you will not feel hungry for a long time.
This is really awesome. Just as the Chinese have no shortage of silk, when have the Dutch ever lacked cows?
What's even more interesting is that when serving tea, the young Chinese girl used a beautiful white porcelain plate to serve cakes made from beans and fresh wild fruits.
Miss Zheng said that the elegant and civilized people of the Eastern Empire often held such activities called "afternoon tea parties", and presumably the equally decent Dutch nobles should also follow suit.
Gullit then keenly realized that this Ming Dynasty specialty, called "black tea" in Chinese and "black tea" in Saxon, would definitely bring huge profits to their East India Company.
This gain can somewhat eliminate Governor Cohen's disappointment when he heard that Taiwan Island already had troops under the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire.
Shortly after the Dutch returned to the East India Company's home base in Batavia, thunder exploded in the sky.
The people of Siraya rejoiced because according to the revelation of the Pot God, spring will not really come until all things wake up.
The tribe can finally hold a wedding for the young female chief Wen Akun.
Although the imperial court's urgent request to appease Yan Siqi was still on its way to Beijing, Liu Shimin, in order to express his confidence that the matter would be accomplished and his sincerity of full support, asked Ma Xianglin to ship it. In addition to the gold and silver brocade congratulatory gifts, there were also iron Quality farm tools, cattle, rice seeds, tea seedlings, Fujian soil, and a dozen Zhangzhou fellows who are good at farming and tea.
Ma Xianglin didn't even forget Zheng Haizhu's previous reminder, and spent a lot of money to hire two teachers from Nanxi Zhu Family to go to Taiwan together.
Yan Siqi has been wandering for many years and has never forgotten his genealogy. As the 28th generation grandson of Yan Zao, a descendant of Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, he was naturally very happy to see the two descendants of Zhu Xi, and felt that the lone branch connected back to his ancestral roots on land.
He became more and more calm and told Zheng Haizhu at the wedding banquet that after taking Zheng Zhilong back to Songjiang, he must contact Tang Hong and Shi Yuelan on Daishan Road as soon as possible through Nanhui Tang Bo and let them inform the brothers in Hirado, Japan. Big brother wholeheartedly hopes that they will come to the south to take the stage.
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"I am willing to work with all the public, to form a knot of heart and soul, to create Guiwan, to create achievements in Ryukyu, to realize the ambition of men, and to make China famous."
A month later, in Nanhuizui, Songjiang, Zheng Haizhu and Zheng Zhilong handed over the above-mentioned autographed letter from Yan Siqi to Uncle Tang, who invited a young master from the inner house.
Uncle Tang smiled and said, "Mr. Mao, this is Miss Zheng whom you have been waiting for for many days."
But when I saw that man, he was in his early twenties, wearing a straight green cloth and a Confucian scarf. He was at least a scholar. However, looking at his face, he had a broad forehead and protruding eyebrows, a lion nose and a wide mouth, with a bit of recklessness, which was almost the same as Mao Wenlong. It's carved from the same mold.
"I have met Miss Zheng, and I have met an official. I, Mao Chengbei, have followed the instructions of my parents and came to Songjiang to give the girl some money."
Mao Chengbei...
Zheng Haizhu silently whispered in his heart. According to historical records, Mao Wenlong had a son named Mao Chengdou, who was born to Mao Wenlong's concubine in the northeast. He survived the Battle of Liaoyang five or six years later and was sent back to Hangzhou to be raised by his legitimate wife.
But on the ship back to the mainland from Daishan, Mao Wenlong made it clear that he had a legitimate son in Hangzhou. Now he is touching the two names "Chengbei" and "Chengdou". It seems that the young man in front of him is the real Mao Wenlong who has never been written in official history. The eldest son.
Seeing that Mao Chengbei did not shy away from Zheng Zhilong, he directly mentioned the word "fenrun". I guess Uncle Tang had told him that he was all his own people in front of him.
Zheng Haizhu then smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Mao, let's sit down and talk in detail. It just so happens that from now on, an official will often travel to various mansions in the south of the Yangtze River to listen to the business experience together."
Mao Chengbei hurriedly came to the stone table in the courtyard to pour tea, and his gestures were quite attentive.
Although he was selected as a scholar, he knew that Zhejiang was full of talents. With his qualifications, he was not at the feet of a famous teacher, and his father was not a high-ranking official in the court. Under such circumstances, it was really difficult for him to advance to the next level in his career in this province. , it is better to turn into a businessman earlier, after all, the ancestors of the Mao family were Shanxi merchants.
Therefore, this time, Mao Chengbei wanted to make friends with Miss Zheng, whom his father had praised so much. Since Hangzhou and Songjiang are so close, they might be able to jointly run a business and introduce their respective connections.
After serving tea, Mao Chengbei said sincerely: "To be honest with Miss Zheng, although my family is in Hangzhou, it has been in decline since my grandfather, and I have always been frugal. Thanks to Miss Zheng's advice and generous donation of money, I am able to I saw a lot of high-quality silk goods.”
With that said, he took out the baggage he was carrying and opened it for Zheng Haizhu to see.
They are two pieces of soft and beautiful material, one jacquard and one plain.
Zheng Haizhu has a basic modern understanding of textile fabrics, and has lived in the south of the Yangtze River where there are dazzling arrays of silk and satin. She has already seen the secrets of these two materials.
She twisted the corners of the material and told Zheng Zhilong: "Look, this is Hang Brocade, this is Hang Luo. Hangzhou was once the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Hang Brocade is inherited from Song Brocade. Although it is not as exquisite as the patterns in Suzhou, the origin of Song Brocade, it is said to be The water patterns and flowers and plants in the flower books that came down have the legacy of the Southern Song Dynasty Painting Academy, which is simple and beautiful. Hangluo is also a skill passed down from the Song Dynasty. It is as light as clouds and thin as cicada wings, but not at all transparent and has enough fastness. , it may not be possible to pull it apart easily.”
Zheng Zhilong observed attentively, while Mao Chengbei praised: "Miss Zheng is indeed an expert. My father said that there are only three types of people in Liaodong who know the goods and can afford to wear silk and silk. One is the Ming Dynasty official volume, and the other two are The nobles of Mongolia and the Li Dynasty. Hang Brocade made spring and autumn clothes, and Hang Luo made summer skirts. When the goods arrived in Liaoyang last year, before the heavy snow closed the road, merchants from Mongolia and the Li Dynasty bought a lot first. In the twelfth lunar month, Liaoyang Some of the big shots wanted to reward their subordinates and buy new year's goods for their girls, and it was all settled in no time."
After hearing this, Zheng Haizhu said with half excitement and half regret: "Look, Mr. Mao, I told your father at that time that few of the great teams of Huizhou merchants could waste our Songjiang cotton and take the overland route to the capital. Crossing the sea from Dengzhou to Liaodong is, after all, close to Jianzhou Jurchen. There is money to be made in Taiping, so why take the risk. But General Mao doesn’t have to be afraid of this, so this business is really worth doing. It’s a pity that this time , the capital is a little less.”
Mao Chengbei thought she was implying that making money should not be shabby, so he hurriedly said: "Miss Zheng, this is the first time that my father has announced his own business without making a fuss. He needs to take care of it first for the master of Futai, the chief military officer, and several generals. Therefore, half of the capital of three thousand taels of silver and the profit of four thousand taels have been paid out. Although my family has been struggling for decades, we are still poor and will never cheat on the girl in this matter."
Zheng Haizhu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "Master Mao, you are worrying too much. If I was such a suspicious and petty person, how could I have given the capital to your father without hesitation in the first place?"
Then he turned to Uncle Tang and said, "Uncle Tang, can you please give me a pen and paper?"
Tang Bo took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and after adding water and grinding the ink, Zheng Haizhu took the pen and first drew a crooked eastern border line of the Ming Empire on the paper. Then he estimated the rough distance and drew the Liaodong Peninsula, North Korea, Hirado and Songjiang in Japan. There are seven circles including Fuzhou Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Daishan Island and Taiwan Island.
"Master Mao, the younger brother of an official. Since he has become a businessman, there is no one who doesn't want to expand his business. Look at this picture. General Mao is familiar with Liaodong and North Korea. Brother Yan is familiar with Pindo, Daishan and Taiwan. The latter two are already familiar. It is his territory. In Songjiang Mansion, there is Yiguan and I, and in Hangzhou Mansion, there is Mr. Mao. Mr. Mao is a man of great fame. Although Yiguan is the youngest, he grew up in Macau and has more experience than many old men. As for me, , I’m lucky, I made some friendships in Songjiang Mansion.”
Zheng Haizhu paused and said word by word: "We can open a large maritime trading company like the East India Trading Company of the Hongyi people."
Look at Ming Dynasty Yinghua.
